Why would you get an airpod wearing millennial to punt your aircraft on youtube? that was the most annoying part of the video.
There just seems to be a constant whiff of used car salesman in these marketing videos.
So they still have to mill the first part and then get round to testing if the theory holds up in practice, then convince a regulator and a buying public to put their faith in an engine with no history. Bold move.
Hopefully they aren't leaning on any patents.
I don't buy the "we couldn't find an engine which met our performance needs" story. Sure, from a cost and integration perspective it would have hurt a bit but let's not pretend that out of the wide range of engines available none would work.
In this instance, ground up, seems to mean using older tech (electrics aside) and borrowing from non-aviation industries.
Did he really say it has a single shaft? Didn't that go out in the 60's?
I can see the benefits of being able to purpose build the engine, especially if they can deliver on the specs, reliably.
It still seems they have bitten off a lot to chew.
Look forward to seeing the prototype in action.